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Smolderon
Smolderon - Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope
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Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Smolderon encounter in Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope.
As the new Firelord, Smolderon has unleashed the power of the Firelands to expand his domain and incinerate the Emerald Dream.
Encounter Facts
In the game's encounter order for Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope, Smolderon comes 7th of 9, after Nymue and before Tindral Sageswift.
Instance Entrance: Emerald Dream
Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope entranceThe Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope entrance is in Emerald Dream, at 27.2, 31.0 on the Emerald Dream map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Overview
Smolderon showcases his worth as a Firelord by utilizing his weapon Emberscar to great effect. He marks his enemies with Brand of Damnation while also igniting them with Overheated. Upon reaching 100 energy, Smolderon slams Emberscar into the ground. He then feasts on players' essence while overwhelming them with World In Flames.
Tanks
- Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
- Devour Essence draws Living Flames out of players afflicted with Emberscar's Mark.
- Brand of Damnation afflicts the primary target with Searing Aftermath which explodes for less damage the further away the target is.
Damage Dealers
- Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
- Devour Essence draws Living Flames out of players afflicted with Emberscar's Mark.
- Overheated inflicts damage to all players nearby the target.
Healers
- Blazing Soul causes Blistering Heat to inflict heavy damage to all players.
- Brand of Damnation marks all players struck with Cauterizing Wound which absorbs a large amount of healing.
- Devour Essence draws Living Flames out of players afflicted with Emberscar's Mark.
Stage One: The Firelord's Fury
Brand of Damnation
In Heroic difficulty, the primary target of Brand of Damnation is afflicted with Searing Aftermath.
Cauterizing Wound
In Mythic difficulty, targets afflicted with Cauterizing Wound that are hit by Flame Waves create additional Flame Waves.
Emberscar's Mark
Searing Aftermath
Overheated
In Heroic difficulty, when Overheated expires Flame Waves spawn around the target.
Seeking Inferno
Lava Geysers
Blistering Heat
Stage Two: World In Flames
Devour Essence
World In Flames
Heating Up
Blazing Soul
In Heroic difficulty, Blazing Soul also increases the damage Blistering Heat inflicts.
Blistering Heat
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Smolderon, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Brand of Damnation
Physical · 3 sec cast
Cauterizing Wound
Physical · Instant
Emberscar's brand cauterizes the player, causing them to absorb healing.
Cauterized Explosion
Fire · Instant
Emberscar's Mark
Physical · Instant
Overheated
Fire · Instant · Lasts 10 sec
Searing Aftermath
Fire · Instant · Lasts 6 sec
The searing heat causes the primary target of the brand to explode after 6 sec, inflicting Fire damage to all players. Players farther from the target receive less damage.
Seeking Inferno
Fire · Instant · Lasts 3 sec
When one reaches its target or after 30 sec, it explodes and inflicts Fire damage to all players.
Inferno
Fire · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Flame Waves
Physical · Instant · Lasts 13 sec
Lava Geysers
Fire · 2 sec cast
Smolderon stomps the ground causing plumes of lava to erupt nearby random players.
Smoldering Ground
Fire · Instant
Smoldering ground inflicts Fire damage every 1 sec to any player standing within.
Blistering Heat
Fire · Instant
Smolderon's body incinerates the air, inflicting Fire damage to all players every 3 sec.
Devour Essence
Physical · Instant
Smolderon slams Emberscar into the ground to feast on branded players' essence, knocking back all players.
Living Flame
Fire · Instant
Ignited Essence
Physical · Instant · Lasts 20 sec
This effect stacks, but collecting additional flames does not extend the duration.
World In Flames
Physical · 2 sec cast · Lasts 30 sec
Heating Up
Physical · Instant
Upon reaching 100 energy Smolderon ignites into flames, increasing his damage done by 10%. This effect stacks.
Encroaching Destruction
Physical · 2 sec cast · Lasts 10080 min
Blazing Soul
Physical · Instant
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
What Each Drop Is
The Smolderon encounter lists 15 items in the dungeon journal, item level 441. Equip slots covered: Trinket, Wrist, Feet, Two-Hand, Back and One-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Dreadful Synchronous Timestrand Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Death Knight, Warlock and Demon Hunter. Use: Synchronous Timestrand.
- Mystic Synchronous Timestrand Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Mage and Druid. Use: Synchronous Timestrand.
- Venerated Synchronous Timestrand Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Shaman. Use: Synchronous Timestrand.
- Zenith Synchronous Timestrand Miscellaneous, item level 480, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Rogue, Monk and Evoker. Use: Synchronous Timestrand.
- Ashes of the Embersoul Trinket, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Haste. A vendor pays 78g 39s for it. Use: Soul Ignition.
- Cataclysmic Signet Brand Trinket, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength. A vendor pays 78g 11s for it.
- Dreadful Smoldering Dreamheart Miscellaneous, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Death Knight, Warlock and Demon Hunter. A vendor pays 5g for it. Use: Smoldering Dreamheart.
- Fading Flame Wristbands Wrist (Cloth), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Haste.
- Fused Obsidian Sabatons Feet (Plate), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Haste and Versatility.
- Incandescent Soulcleaver Two-Hand (Two-Handed Sword), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Versatility. A vendor pays 155g 64s for it.
- Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice Back (Cloth), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength or Intellect, Stamina, Mastery and Critical Strike. Tooltip: “Another Firelord consumed by the flames of his own ambition.”
- Mystic Smoldering Dreamheart Miscellaneous, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Hunter, Mage and Druid. A vendor pays 5g for it. Use: Smoldering Dreamheart.
- Remnant Charglaive One-Hand (Warglaive), item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Haste, Critical Strike and Intellect. A vendor pays 133g 51s for it.
- Venerated Smoldering Dreamheart Miscellaneous, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Paladin, Priest and Shaman. A vendor pays 5g for it. Use: Smoldering Dreamheart.
- Zenith Smoldering Dreamheart Miscellaneous, item level 441, requires level 70. Bind on Pickup. Usable by Warrior, Rogue, Monk and Evoker. A vendor pays 5g for it. Use: Smoldering Dreamheart.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.
Achievements for Defeating It
10 achievements list a victory over Smolderon among their criteria.